Supply Planning Advisor

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Entity: Customers & Products Job Family Group: Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group Job Description: We are seeking a meticulous and proactive Supply Planning Advisor to manage the replenishment of finished goods across the supply network in our local markets. This role ensures the right finished goods stock is in the right place at the right time to meet customer demand while optimizing inventory levels and supply chain efficiency. It includes optimizing production planning to ensure efficient capacity utilization and making sure raw materials are delivered on time to support production schedules, as well as aligning supply and demand to meet service, cost, and inventory targets. By using our Global Planning Digital tool, the Supply Planners own the replenishment and production plan of finished goods and raw materials across all our warehouses and source plants for a product portfolio. The Supply Planning Advisor will ensure medium to long term network capacity is available, and be a key person in facilitating constraints resolution in network capacity, as well as track Capacity: Demand (C:D) ratio, to ensure medium to long term production capacity and of raw materials for our manufacturing assets, production and raw material capacity, working with multiple teams across the Global Supply Chain function (such as Deployment Planners, Material Requirement Planning, Procurement, Supply Planning Delivery Managers in the markets, and the S&OP Manager) to ensure that production and raw material capacity is modelled for the regional Sales & Operating Planning (S&OP) process, by using Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP). This position requires proven supply planning experience, strong analytical skills and ideally some experience with digital planning tools, combined with the ability to foster positive and collaborative working relationships with supply chain planning colleagues in Pune and other markets. What you will deliver Supply Replenishment Planning Support the implementation of Finished Good supply replenishment plans to balance supply and demand across regional warehouses and stocking points in our regions, and ensure appropriate demand is placed on our manufacturing and source sites using our Planning tool. Carry out medium to long term supply network projections to identify constraints and possible mitigations to feed recommendations into Regional Supply Review of S&OP Support short-term Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) and deployment planners in facilitating resolution of any short-term constraints. Own the regional process for finished goods stock allocation, based on forecasted demand, service level targets, and inventory policies. Own and ensure appropriate planning data is updated in line with global planning governance requirements (lead times, service levels, replenishment parameters). Production Planning Develop and manage mid-to-long-term production plans across multiple manufacturing sites, ensuring alignment with demand forecasts and inventory targets. Identify medium to long term constraints by carrying out Robust Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP), to feed the monthly Supply Review conducted by the S&OP Manager. Work with Regional Supply Delivery Leads and MPS planners to identify mitigations and options to resolve capacity bottlenecks, raw material shortages, and demand fluctuations. Own and ensure production planning data reflects reality and is updated in line with global planning governance requirements, working with Plant Manufacturing, Procurement and other teams to gather and maintain (e.g. batch sizes, proven and theoretical capacity, cycle times, calendars). Inventory & Stock Management Ensure inventory availability while minimizing excess stock and obsolescence. Identify and mitigate risks such as stockouts, overstocking, and supply constraints. Collaborate with Deployment and Production Planners, Procurement, and Supply Planning Delivery in the market to ensure seamless product flow. Collaboration & Stakeholder Management Work closely with the Supply Planning Delivery lead, MRP planners, Procurement and plant teams to align production and replenishment strategies with business objectives (e.g. Make to order, make to stock) Support the Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes by working closely with S&OE Planning Delivery Leads, and S&OP Manager, providing insights and recommendations to resolve supply constraints and deliver improved availability balanced against cost and inventory Systems & Reporting Apply our end-to-end planning tool to implement Rough Cut Capacity Planning and Raw Material net requirements for medium to long-term using Scenario functionality to explore "what if" options to improve service and availability balanced against cost and inventory Track and analyse key performance indicators (critical metrics) including plan and schedule adherence, capacity utilisation and availability. Supp